Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Digital Trilogy - Episode 9 - And Now the Guns are Silent ❯ Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Kovin held Ozlimon close to him after the beam of energy faded. He expected the little bird to scream with pain, but he seemed quite content. Looking around he saw every digimon there on both sides revert calmly to their rookie stage. Humans around were holding their friends trying to figure it out. Kovin knew. The rest of his Guardians all knew. The portal to something called the Digital World, that was partially opened many years ago, and the source of all the digimon was now closing. Izzy had activated the experiment that was supposed to allow unhindered access to and from the place, but reversed. With it reversed it was forcing the gate closed and the digimon were now being forced to go with it. Without the small trickle of energy from their Digital World home, they were all dying.

Kari held Salamon, the rarely seen rookie form of Gatomon. Kelryn to Demireumon, TK to Patamon, Ken to Wormmon, Yolei to Hawkmon and Relaina to Wyrvenmon. A tear fell from Kovin's eyes and hit the birds fur as white pixels began to slowly leave his body.

"Don't cry," Ozlimon said. "I don't want the last time you see me to be sad." Ozlimon's selfless statement had Kovin's eyes tearing even more. Two more fell darkening the feathers. The next that fell passed right through the fading body and hit Kovin's leg. And then that was it. Ozlimon was gone forever. Kovin wiped his eyes and stood as well has he could on his ankle watching the last pixels fade into nothingness. All that was left was emotionally and physically wounded humans. The wounded Guardians came out of the building to survey the seen themselves. Everyone felt ripped apart having lost their partner for life.

"You were told to stop," Kovin said. "And you didn't. Because of that we had to pay the ultimate price to stop your madness."

"How dare you presume to call me mad," Alexis said and began running at him with her daikatana ready to slice. All of her followers rage boiled to a single point and they all joined the charge. Some had guns, but most planned to use fists to vent their massive rage on the Guardians for destroying all digimon.

Alexis' blade swung and was stopped by both of Kovin's. He was in no shape to fight and just holding his blades was hurting him. The crowed ran and the first shots began to fly. TK and Yolei drew what was left of their guns and fired into the crowed. When their magazines ran empty they ran at them with their bladed weapons.

Relaina saw Kovin's predicament and ran toward him. He pulled Alexis off him and threw her to the ground. She then pulled one of Kovin's swords away from them and let him fall back against the wall.

"You are going to pay," Relaina said.

"You are not in a position to tell me that you little whore," Alexis said back and the metal began sparking as the swords clashed. Tai and the rest of his sharpshooters descended from the roof not risking to use their guns at the crowed. The fight was furious but it was dragged on. Not a single person there still wanted to fight. They all, to the man, wanted to leave and mourn their lost digimon, but no one was going to throw down.

Relaina and Alexis fought hard, but still didn't know why. They both knew they hated and wanted to kill the other, but neither could honestly say why.

TK fought in the same fight but began feeling numb. He could see his arms moving, and feel his body being hit, but it felt like a dream. All around him the colours seemed muted, sounds seemed far away, and nothing seemed real. "Why am I here?" TK thought. "Why am I still fighting?" In the melee he saw another boy actually sitting on the ground. There was an invisible shield on him, or so it looked, as no one came within two metres of him. No one could see him, despite fighting around him. TK walked up to him slowly, leaving everyone's sight as he entered the same area. The boy sitting looked up at TK, as if seeing him for the first time.

"I don't want to fight," he said. "I want to go home. I miss Itramon." TK walked right beside him and sat down facing him.

"We don't have to fight," he said. They looked at each other and said nothing more. Those closest around them stopped one by one, then more and more people. Soon there was no one left fighting as they all realised the gravity of the situation. It was like watching a ripple move through a pond's surface. One, then another stopping the fighting, stopping the combat, stopping the violence. The people all around them asked why they stopped, but they already knew the answer and agreed with it. A few had moist eyes, some were still red with rage but it was dissipating, but most stood and watched as Relaina and Alexis continued to throw sharpened steel at each other.

"It's over," Relaina said. "You lost." The blades clashed.

"It's not over," Alexis countered. "I haven't lost." The blades clashed.

"You want me to kill you?" Relaina clenched her teeth. "I'd be happy to. The blades clashed. Relaina pulled her arms back preparing to hit again when Kovin lightly touched his palm to the top of her hands. They just locked eyes for a moment and she understood. Kovin could see the hate drain from her eyes as it had done with everyone else in the crowd. "Wyrvenmon," she said. The word was barely audible as all of Relaina's resolve and will power collapsed with her to the ground.

"You are going to pay for this," Alexis said to Kovin. "You've caused me nothing but trouble. You kill Nolan, by best general. You destroyed my base and lab, you killed many of us. You did distract the watchers long enough for me to get my guys away, but that's not enough."

"Go home," Kovin said. "I've paid my share, just like everyone else here. We're done. All of this is done."

"It's not done!" Alexis was fuming, her black hair was frizzled and her muscles were tense not willing to give up. "I'll kill you."

"No," Kovin said. "You won't." He expression was so calm and centred, he just looked tired. Alexis kicked his side where his katana hung.

"You going to fight me or not?"

"No." She glared her eyes again and swung the blade.

"Then you die," she said slashing the blade across his chest. Kovin held his position as the blood began to stain his shirt. "Fight!" She swung again and this time one of his knees hit the ground it pain, but he stood. Kelryn tried to come to his side but he waved her off, and turned back to Alexis. "Stupid. I'll kill you," she said and swung yet again.

Her blade came around towards Kovin's neck. The metal of her blade separated in a fury of sparks just above the hilt sending the daikatana blade off along the ground. She looked at her severed blade and saw Kovin holding his with a nick in it. His wounds were bleeding profusely from the strength he used in the one swing.

"I won't fight you," Kovin said. "But I can stop you in the only way we can." Again his blade sung as it cut the hair, and her neck, sending the body of Alexis to the ground along with her twisted dreams of conquest. "It's done," Kovin said as began to black out and fall. The last thing he saw was Kelryn and Relaina rushing to help him.